Meanings
plural pizzaiolos · plural pizzaioli
- One who makes pizzas; a pizzamaker.
The wood-burning ovens and rock-star pizzaioli that seemed exotic not long ago are becoming familiar.
2010 August 25, Oliver Strand, “New York Pizza Enters a Golden Age”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC1 more example
Mr. Arena routinely travels to pizzerias, and also responds to questions from pizzaiolos from around the world, including Brazil and China. […] Evel Pie, where Mr. Rotolo was once the head pizzaiolo, has a punk-rock-meets-Evel-Knievel aesthetic, replete with a Knievel-themed pinball machine, ’70s-era bunting and music, and the words “Live Hard, Ride Fast, Eat Pizza” in lights above the bar.
2020 March 6, Robert Spuhler, “In Las Vegas, the Home-Style Pizza Is an Everything Pie”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Italianpizzaiolo
- Italianpizzaiolo
- Englishpizzaiolo
Borrowed from Italian pizzaiolo.
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